傳奇時裝設計師奧斯卡·德拉倫塔逝世
Iconic fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died, a family member told ABC News. He was 82.
De la Renta was diagnosed with cancer in 2006.
Born in the Dominican Republic in 1932, de la Renta left home at 18 to study painting in Madrid. It was there he developed a love of fashion design and began an apprenticeship with Cristóbal Balenciaga, who became his mentor, and then, landed a job with Lanvin in Paris. Soon after, he moved to New York City.
"When I first arrived here in 1963, all the names on clothes were the name of [the store]," he told Gotham magazine last year. "You made your clothes, you sold them to the store, and they quickly removed the label and put the label of the store. If it was a dress at Saks Fifth Avenue, the label was Saks Fifth Avenue. Bergdorf Goodman was Bergdorf Goodman. But it was a time of transition."
In 1965, the designer launched his own label, and soon caught the eye of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy. Other first ladies including Nancy Reagan and Hillary Clinton would follow suit, as well as a bevy of A-list stars, from Amy Adams to Sandra Bullock to Jessica Biel and countless others.
He also launched a successful bridal line, and most recently, designed Amal Clooney's wedding gown.
"George and I wanted a wedding that was romantic and elegant, and I can't imagine anyone more able than Oscar to capture this mood in a dress," she told Vogue last month. "Meeting him made the design process all the more magical, as he is so warm and such a gentleman."
The fashion designer is survived by his wife, Annette, and a son, Moises, as well as stepchildren and step-grandchildren.
De la Renta, who won a bevy of fashion awards in his lifetime, including two Council of Fashion Designers Designer of the Year Awards, a CFDA Lifetime Achievement Award and two COTY Awards, always appreciated every moment of his high-profile life.
"A huge mistake we make is forgetting that one day we will die. We think that we are going to live forever. I always say life is a little like a garden. There is a time to plant, then a time you have to weed. Just think about people you've deeply cared for. And then think of the people you wish you'd spent more time with," he told Gotham. "I always say this: Live, love and laugh."據美國廣播公司新聞網報道，殿堂級時裝設計師奧斯卡·德拉倫塔（Oscar de la Renta）離世，享年82歲。
德拉倫塔於2006年診斷出患癌。
1932年生於多米尼加共和國的德拉倫塔18歲就離開家鄉，前往馬德里學習繪畫。正是在馬德里，德拉倫塔培養出了對時尚設計的興趣，併成爲克里斯托巴爾·巴倫西亞加（Cristóbal Balenciaga）的學徒，接着在巴黎的浪凡（Lanvin）找到工作，後來沒過多久就搬去紐約。
在2013年接受《Gotham》雜誌採訪的時候，德拉倫塔說：“我1963年到紐約的時候，所有衣服上的名字都是商店的名字，你設計好衣服，賣給商店，他們很快摘掉衣服上原有的標籤，然後貼上他們商店的標籤。如果是衣服在薩克斯第五大道精品百貨店（Saks Fifth Avenue），那上面的標籤就是薩克斯第五大道精品百貨店。如果衣服在波道夫古德曼百貨店（Bergdorf Goodman），那上面的標籤就是波道夫古德曼。但那是一個過渡時期。”
1965年，德拉倫塔推出自己的品牌，很快這一行爲就引起了前第一夫人傑奎琳·肯尼迪（Jacqueline Kennedy）的注意，後來南希·里根（Nancy Reagan）等其他第一夫人和美國國務卿希拉里（Hillary Clinton）跟進，以及數不清的大牌明星，包括艾米·亞當斯（Amy Adams）、桑德拉·布洛克（Sandra Bullock）和傑西卡·貝爾（Jessica Biel）等。
德拉倫塔還成功創立了婚紗品牌，最近完婚的阿爾瑪·克魯尼（Amal Clooney）的婚紗就是出自他之手。
阿爾瑪在9月接受《Vogue》雜誌採訪時說：“喬治和我想要一個浪漫又雅緻的婚禮，我想不到還有誰比德拉倫塔更適合將這種基調運用到婚紗當中。”她還提道：“和德拉倫塔的會面讓整個設計過程變得更加有魔力，他是如此的溫暖，並且是個十足的紳士。”
這位時尚設計師德拉倫塔留下妻子安妮特（Annette）、兒子摩西（Moises）以及繼子女、繼孫們先行一步。
德拉倫塔在他的一生中獲得大量的時尚獎項，包括兩次年度時尚設計師設計師協會獎，美國時裝設計師協會終身成就獎，兩次科蒂獎。他一直感激自己這備受矚目的生命中的每一刻。
“我們犯的一個嚴重的錯誤就是認爲自己將會永遠地活着，殊不知終有一天我們將離開人世。我總說生命就像一個小花園，需要我們花時間去播種，除草。多想想你在乎的人、你願意花更多時間去陪伴的人。我總是說帶着愛和歡樂好好生活。”德拉倫塔在接受《Gotham》雜誌採訪時如是說。
